Kristiansand Guided Bus Tour and Moose Park Experience

Recommended by 93% of travelers

Norway

4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Guided experience at Viltgården
Observe feeding time for the moose
Snacks

A Norwegian waffle
Coffee and/or Tea

A cup of coffee or tea

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Kristiansand
Vestre Strandgate 7, 4610 Kristiansand, Norway
The meeting point is next to Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, a 5-10 minute walk from the cruise port and bus/train station in Kristiansand. Please meet up 15 minutes prior to departure.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.10:30 am

Itinerary

Kristiansand

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Viltgarden

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Viltgarden

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kristiansand

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

Not recommended for people with mobility impairments.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 108 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Emma_P

What a truly wonderful experience. Never did I ever dream of getting so close to these beautiful animals. Was lovely to be able to see them, feed them and to pet them. Set in lovely surroundings. Christopher is so passionate about the Moose and was so knowledgeable and we learned a lot about them. After being with the Moose we were treated to Coffee and waffles. I actually had a stingy eye moment leaving there. It was a magical experience, which I shall remember for the rest of my life. The bus ride was so pleasant to see Kristiansand with its beautiful scenery. The tour is well run and we were picked up and dropped off in a really easy convenient spot. I can’t recommend this excursion enough. It’s wonderful.

Reviews

4.7

based on 14 reviews

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Once in a lifetime experience.

Michael_R, Sep 2025

What fun, run by a very experienced couple who absolutely love what they do. Was given an experience of a lifetime, everything that was promised. Got to feed, the most. Even gave them a carrot kiss. Followed up by wonderful Norwegian, pastry and coffee.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you so much for sharing your experience 😊 We're so happy the tour lived up to your expectations, and that you even got to give them a carrot kiss 🫎 Welcome back any time!

Truly Magical

Emma_P, Sep 2025

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you so much for your wonderful words!🌞 We're so happy that you had a nice time on our tour - and thankful that that we could give you an experience to remember 💞

This was an awesome...

Sean_M, Aug 2025

This was an awesome experience. Our tour guide for the bus ride was very informative and gave us a lot of information on the ride to the farm. At the farm, Kristofer was a great host. You can see his passion for moose and gave us a lot of information on them and really went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. Would definitely recommend to anyone. Only thing is there are alot of people trying to feed the most and get pictures. The guides are good to kep people moving, but just need to be patience. There's more than enough time to see them all

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!🌞 We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour, both on the way to the farm and with Kristoffer’s passionate storytelling. We completely agree – his love for moose really shines through. We appreciate your kind words and your understanding about the crowd during feeding time. Great to hear you felt there was enough time for everyone to enjoy the animals. We’d love to welcome you back again!🫎

Moose Farm bust

KimGrablick, Aug 2025

The good: Tour operators were lovely. A gorgeous drive through forests. Why I do not recommend this tour: it’s an hour and 15 minute drive each way with no traffic. You get there with 100+ people and watch a slideshow on the moose for 30 minutes. It was interesting to my husband and I but our children were bored and it was more sitting after sitting on a bus for an hour and 15 minutes. Then the 100+ people go outside and crowd around a corral of 1-5 moose and are 3 rows deep to feed a moose and take a pic for 30 seconds. My kids along 5-6 others preferred the trampoline that was set up. There was other activities like archery and looking at pigs. None of those were announced you kind of just wondered around for 1 hour which was nice give the weather. It would have had more time with time with the moose with less people. Food: the tour is 10:30-3pm so you with need to bring lunch or snacks which the tour says nothing about or order from a very limited menu of about 3-5 things- waffle, venison burger, ice cream at the farm. A waffle and coffee or kids juice did come with the tour which was nice. Then you get on the bus and drive 1 hour 15 minutes back ultimately spending more time on the bus than at the farm. If this was 15 minutes from the city center then yes a fun activity to do or if this tour was limited to 20 or less people per hour but in the current way the tour is operated I would not recommend to anyone.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed the drive, some of the activities, and the coffee/waffle stop. At the same time, we understand your concerns about travel time, group size, and the balance between time spent on the bus versus at the farm. We aim to give our guests a close encounter with the moose and a variety of activities at the farm, but we also see from your experience that the tour may feel too crowded at peak times and that more information about food options would be helpful. Your comments are very valuable for us and our partners, and we’ll take them into account as we continue to improve the tour setup. Thank you again for joining, and we hope the rest of your stay in Norway was enjoyable!

Best tour!

Jennifer_C, Jun 2025

This was such an amazing tour! Our guide was incredible and when we arrived at the farm, you could tell immediately that Kristoff and his family love what they do and love their animals so much. We got to learn about how the moose grow and change throughout their lifetime and the different personalities of each of the ones that live there. Then we got to have a bunch of time to interact with their beautiful creatures Anna, Olaf, Ben and Benny and feed them and engage with them. I would recommend this tour to anyone! It’s so apparent how much Kristoff enjoys what he’s doing and how passionate he is about giving these sweet giants a great life. Before leaving, his daughter cooked us these delicious waffles too.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you so much for this wonderful review! 🫎💚 We’re thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed the tour. And we agree, those waffles are the perfect way to end the visit! You're always welcome back for more moose moments and sweet treats! 🧇✨

Great encounter with some...

Elliot_K, Jun 2025

Great encounter with some Scandinavian moose! The tour guide was super kind and knowledgeable about the area and the farmer (who the moose belonged to) cared deeply about his critters and educating us on them.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you for the great feedback! We’re so glad you enjoyed meeting the moose. It really is a special experience — hope to see you again! 🫎✨

A great moose experience

Judy_W, Jun 2025

We had a short walk from port to the pickup point. It is an hour drive inland to Elgland. There is a video about an elg (moose) and then the owner, Christian, tells the story about the moose on his property and how the experience will take place. You are given carrots and told how to hold them so you can get pictures. We were able to interact with Anna, Olaf and the two teenager boys. Everyone was able to feed them and pet them, and some even kissed them. There were also two new babies, but we didn’t see them. It was fun and different!

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the whole experience — from the scenic drive to meeting the moose family. You're always welcome back — maybe next time you’ll spot the little ones too! 🫎✨

Fantastic Experience.

Jason_Y, Jun 2025

My wife rated this tour 15 million out of ten. The owner of the complex was very knowledgeable and passionate about the animals which made my wife instantly fall in love with them. We were expecting a zoo-type experience, where we might see moose at a distance, but we were able to have an intimate experience with them. If you ever want to get close to a moose, this is your opportunity.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you so much for the amazing review! We’re thrilled to hear the experience exceeded your expectations — a 15 million out of 10 rating is definitely a new record! 🫎💚 It means a lot to us that you appreciated both the close encounter with the moose and the passionate storytelling from our knowledgeable host. You're always welcome back!